SALT LAKE CITY – For years, we've heard the calls to conserve water. A Salt Lake City resident thought he was doing his part when he replaced his front lawn with water-saving artificial grass. But now ...

RED HOOK, N.Y. – Residents have voted against a third attempt at renovating the main athletic field but approved two other propositions that officials consider important for building safety and ...

The debate over whether to install turf over grass fields has become a referendum on sports, health, the environment and the use of scarce public resources. By Ken Belson and Hiroko Tabuchi Across the ...

Let’s start with some common sense: Covering the Earth with plastic carpet is a terrible idea. And yet we continue to cover an ever-growing swath of our public and private open spaces with artificial ...

Many synthetic turf fields are believed to be made with PFAS. The grass may be greener if it's made of synthetic turf, but some communities are raising concerns about "forever chemicals" that may be ...